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Change log entry 77422
Processed by: goldyn_chyld (2023-02-06 10:38:02 UTC)
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【弦而鼓之】
裝弦而後彈琴。弦:裝弦,動詞。鼓:彈琴,動詞。而:而後。之:指琴。

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弦而鼓之 [xián ér gǔ zhī]
弦而鼓之,汉语成语,拼音是xián ér gǔ zhī,意思是装上弦开始弹奏音乐 [1] 。出自明·刘基《郁离子·千里马篇》。
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明·刘基《郁离子·千里马篇》:“斫而为琴,弦而鼓之,金声而玉应。”

裝弦 means "put the strings on (the instrument)", not "tune" them.

"Live by the consequences ..." That seems to be something Miles made up.
Diff:
- 弦而鼓之 弦而鼓之 [xian2 er2 gu3 zhi1] /lit. to tune one's zither then play it; fig. to live by the consequences of one's actions/to make one's bed then lie on it/
+ 弦而鼓之 弦而鼓之 [xian2 er2 gu3 zhi1] /(idiom) to put strings on the zither, then play it/
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